The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-20

arrangements are being made i
both the Normal and High schools fo
commencement week. Unusually inter
estlng exercises are promised.
john 4. Noe reports the sale ~
Angelina llInckley Ia Ovid Z. Buell. an,
Charles W. liabcock of kaSota, of tw
lots on the corner of Front and Vim
streets, nj the northcrly terminus of th,
street railway. for II 600.
The attempt 10 place steamboat ol
iii" Minnesota river Ia run bctwccI
here and 81 Paul. has come To- naught
\ boat could not he found for the pur
pose until too late in the season. Moth
ing more is likely Ia Ice done in the mat
ter this wear.
Y yesterday afternoon, about ) u'clOcl
fire Was discovered in Il heap of shoddN
IN back room Of the Mattress Works
Ii WAS soon rNtinguishcd 10y the EN-
pl"N"cs. Its prompt discovery proha
hly prevented "a serious Contlagration. n
there is much inilammable material in
the building.
The company which was recently
organized to prospect for natural gas,
oil, etc have added the following names
To their list of stockholders, since their
organization: J. \. Willard. J. T. Len.
testey, j. III. Long. J. +. Meaghcr, III.
L. Christensen, of Mankato; Horace
Cummings, Eagle Lake; John Van Lew,
Van Vert, Ohio, and :. l.. Patterson,
Hartford City, Ind. The latter gentle.
man Is arranging with II drilIcr who has
put down wells in his vicinity. The
opportunity 10 JON the company will on
Nv tie extended for a few DAYS longer.
From SATURDAYS D,ILY FREE PRFsS
ne n rlSIn r.nr NJ !, =
brewery was paid over this morning.
The loss was about SI.rn. Mr.. Ehach
has not Vet decided Ia rebuild.
Marriage licenses were Yesterday
granted Ia Edward K. Nichols and Mary
4. Lewis. ami Conrad Smith and Mrs.
Ellen J. Burns. To-day one was granted
To- Alvin W. larraby and Emma Good
win.
There is a good prospect that Man
kato will, within few days, have added
TO its manufacturing interests a new and
valuable addition. 4 gentleman was in
the city Yesterday and partially arranged
10 start mandatory where he will
make wood carpcting, wainscOting in in
land woods, metallic tiles and marbeliZed
glass. Besides these a general hi ll-lur-
nIshing business will he carried on.
1t is understood that the Baptist So
cicty will complete the erection of their
new church building on Second street
this wear II will be fine structure in
every respect. 1t is Ia Ice built of red
and yrav brick and trimmed with stone.
The stccplc will he 40 feet high. The
floor is Ia bc inclined and the furniture
of the most modern pattern. There
will also bc 4 fine baptistry and neat
dressing rooms. The total cost will be
about SlO,On.
General Pope, president of the Bus
mess Mems Association of Minnesota,
informs ms that everything points To a
large attendance AT the meeting of that
organization in Mankato, June eth.
Invitations have been extended to the
State railroad commissioners and the
Congressional and Senatorial delega-
tions and also to Senator Reagan of Tex
as, to be present. The meeting prOmis-
es To be a most important one for the
business interests of Minnesota.
M. Leatherman, secretary of the
Garden City grange, requests us 10 an
nounce that the Rev. Mr.. Harrington,
Chaplain of the State Grange, will give a
series of public lectures in the interest Of
the grange. The appointments are as
follows:
Garden City, Tuesday MAY 9th
Amboy, Wednesday, Nav 18th.
Winnehago City, Thursday, May 18th.
Nashville Center, Friday, May 27th.
Mr.. Harrington is a fine speaker, and
all who are interested in the welfare OF
the farmer should be present.
A lady giving the name Of Mrs. vii,
son, and claiming 10 have a husband a,
Winnepeg, gave birth TO a male child al
her room in the Clifton house yester,
day. The woman came To the city
Thursday night, from st. Paul, and was
accompanied 10y her sister. who gave
her name as Mrs. Brown. They ut once
took a room at the Clifton house, and
remain there still. Owing to the wo,
men being unknown to anyone in the
city the case Is looked upon with sus-
plciOn, but nothing has been developed
10y the police except that their baggage
bears storage check from Minneapolis
and il Is thought the pair belong i'm tina
CITY. The facts as above given were ~
our possession yesterday, but were
withheld at the request of the authOri
ties.
From Mondays DAILY FREE PPEss.
Chief Fowler came out in his new
uniform yesterday. Asa lady remarked
lac looked "perfectly killing"
hdlbl Y lil ht INppIlS bIl' Ss'i' ~
Mr.. Fletcher of lot Il, Fletchcr's subdi
vision, Ia W. ID. Owens, for 500.
-Rev. J. ". Powell, of Blue Eartl
CITY, will deliver the memorial addrcs
at Eagle Lake May 10Th The pro
grumme will be published later.
john c. Noe reports the sale 70
John Harrington of II. Paul, of 10 acre
Of unimpTUVcd land i'll section - q
4, L.. 4,
$3.50
Mr.. John Root of this city pur chas
ed the PAGER "Dandy" of Wedworth
Wood Of Minneapolis to-day. The prize
paid was $50. The horse is fine ami
NAL.
Money is flowing into the count
treasury these DAYS pretty lively. Mis-
Rose Hoerr and Mr.. Harry Brown ar
assisting the treasurer 10 take in tn
'stamps.'
Miss Emma Goodwin, daughter O
Mr.. John Goodwin, and Mr.. Alvin NV
LaTrabee were married Saturday night
Rev. i. l.. Patterson performed tn
ceremony.
Mrs. J. 4. Masters died of consump
ton at her residence on Center stree
last night. She has been sufferer for
number Of years. The funeral OC
CURED Tuesday at 8 p. IN.
"A local base ball club, known as tn
"Baltics," went TO st. Peter Saturda
and wiped the ground with n club Their,
The score stood "A to37 after a game Of
innings" A remarkable game
A young son Of Mr.. Ed. Price die
Saturday night of diphtheria, and W:
buried to-day. Mr.. Price has II daugi
ter who is very sick with the same di
ease. II is of Il very malignant type.
A County Sunday school associatio
was formed for NicOllct county at )
Peter Saturday. On Sunday Messr
W. W. j. Mcconnell and Geo. /
Brewster visited st. Peter and attcndc
session of the association in the afte
noon.
Mr.. VIM. Hodson left for Minneal
oils last week, where he will remain Il
month under charge of physician
Mr.. HIS health has been failing fl
some months, and it is hoped that
may be benefited by the treatment
seeks.
Cal Smith, Esq, came over fro
Lake Madison to-day and reports tishiI
excellent. The Omaha parties ha'
caught two or three barrels of fine fiji
since Monday morning. Mr.. }. J
Thurston and wife arrived from Omal
this morning and other people were G
pected this afternoon. Thirteen persO
from that city are now AT the lake, {
though six will leave for home to-nigl